Affinity Consulting Group, Inc
Commodity Manager - Information Technology
Job Location: Miami, FL
Description
Affinity Consulting Group, Inc. - A leading provider of Nationwide Direct Hire Professional level Recruiting and Staffing Services is looking for a Commodity Manager – Information Technology for one of our clients with Headquarters in Miami.
Salary:
Up to $75-85k Salary plus Benefits
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Subject matter procurement expert for the IT hardware, software and telecommunications.
• Researches suppliers from a variety of usual and unusual sources.
• Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Develops a procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple and often complex variables.
• Negotiates price, services, availability, transportation and delivery schedule as well as IT commodity related terms and conditions.
• Performs complex price analysis of multiple variables.
• Contributor to the company's delivery and invoicing policies.
• Expert use of analysis, forecasting, problem solving and quality improvement to develop strategies for dynamic market conditions.
• Responsible for implementing and driving change.
• Makes negotiation decisions often in high volatility situations based on multiple market variables with limited guidelines for price and availability.
• Provides guidance to other purchasing personnel.
Experience Required:
• Ability to perform the duties and responsibilities as described
• 5-7 years in key Purchasing role for enterprise organization
• At least 2-5 years of experience in at least one of the following disciplines: IT Purchasing, IT Contract negotiations, Telecommunications, Engineering, or other IT related areas such as software.
• Experience in IT Vendor Relations and Negotiations Background with large vendors; MS, Oracle, Cisco, Hardware and Software
• Thorough knowledge of advanced contract finance terms and conditions and advance knowledge of IT related terms
• Expert knowledge of delivery and invoicing requirements.
• MS Office proficiency – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, E-mail, Windows environment
Education, Skills, and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ yrs related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent Communication: Verbal and Written
• Ability to work independently day to day under management’s strategic direction
• Willing to take accountability and responsibility to get things done.
• Ability to travel domestic and international.
Pluses:
• JD Edwards - purchasing module experience
Affinity Consulting Group, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity in employment in both its internal positions and those that we recruit for our clients. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, veteran/reserve/national guard or any similarly protected status. We comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria.
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